The health status of obese individuals in Canada

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 662-668

  Trakas, K ^a,b   Oh, P I ^a,b   Singh, S ^b   Risebrough, N ^a   Shear, N H ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health Utilities Index; National Population Health Survey; Obesity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0035005917     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801591     Document Type: Article

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